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were convicted for serious amounts of time.
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vacated," said Hess.
We contacted Wester's attorney who declined to comment citing the on-going
investigation.
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Walton County – The Florida Department of Health in Walton County (DOH-Walton) conducts Take notice that the Walton County Board of County
regularly scheduled saltwater beach water quality monitoring at seven sites through the Healthy Commissioners will hold a Special Meeting on October 9,
Beaches Monitoring Program. Samples are collected from March through the end of October. 2018, beginning at 3:30 PM, or as soon as possible to that
The water samples are analyzed for enteric bacteria (enterococci) that normally inhabit the time, at the South Walton Courthouse Annex located at 31
intestinal tract of humans and animals, which may cause human disease, infections, or rashes. Coastal Centre Blvd., Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
The presence of enteric bacteria is an indication of fecal pollution, which may come from storm This purpose of this meeting is for the Commissioners to meet
water runoff, pets and wildlife, and human sewage. The purpose of the Healthy Beaches with the members of the Freeport Business Park Owners
Monitoring Program is to determine whether Florida has significant coastal beach water quality Association.
problems and whether future beach monitoring efforts are necessary. Walton County adheres to the American with Disabilities Act
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Bayfest
Freeport Regional Sports Complex
October 27th - 10am - 7 pm
Come celebrate the joy of the Bay at Bayfest in Freeport at the Freeport
Regional Sports Complex, Hammock Bay, Freeport, FL. on Saturday,
October 27th from 10am to 7pm.
Promising to be a fun day for the entire family, Bayfest will start with a
5K race starting at 8 am, a "A Taste of the Bay" cook-off (winner will
enjoy a week-end stay at a beach condo courtesy of Ocean Reef Realty)
Fishing Tournament, Disc Golf Tournament, numerous Vendors and
Food Vendors, a Kid's Zone with bouncy houses, slide and an obstacle
course. Once again - everyone's favorite "Giggles", the clown, will be
available for face painting and balloon twisting - to entertain the children.
Entertainment will start at 1pm with the "Beach Family", and then on the
Buy 1 get 1 on slices of pizza at lunch hour, Amy Blizzard (Variety), Dan McNeil (Variety), No Surrender
time only Tuesday -Friday (Country) and closing the evening Forrest Williams Band.
16 inch 1 topping pizza & cheesy bread 14.99 Bayfest wishes to thank their many sponsors for their ongoing support.
Or substitute cheesy bread for a 5 piece hot wings. Come join us Saturday, October 27, 10 am - 7 pm at Bayfest at Freeport
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Special Bananas sent to Prison FBI's Kavanaugh investigation may The Mayors Post
Authorities say bananas donated to a Texas prison wrap up as soon as this Wednesday Russ Barley-Freeport Mayor
turned out to have nearly $18 million worth of
If the FBI's report is indeed delivered to the White House Please send any and all comments to
cocaine hidden inside the boxes.
on Wednesday, Fox News expects a vote on Kavanaugh's The Emerald_Star_News@hotmail.com
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says in a confirmation could come as soon as Saturday. Senate
Facebook post that the drugs were found in two Greetings from the Mayor’s Office….
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., must first A new project called The Preserve was
pallets of bananas that were donated because they satisfy a number of procedural and parliamentary hurdles
were already ripe. The donation arrived Friday. presented to the council at the last meeting
before a vote can be held, including filing a cloture and will be located just north of Hwy 20 and Hwy 331
The department says sergeants who picked up the petition (which must remain pending for a full day) in
boxes found a bundle of a white powdery substance and will consist of Single-Family Dwellings, Apartments,
order to formally end debate on Kavanaugh's nomination. Townhouses and a 100 room Hotel, it will also have
under the bananas. U.S. customs officials were McConnell has vowed to hold a vote by the end of the
called to the scene, and authorities say 540 packages commercial space available for the community and will
week. certainly become an asset for Freeport.
of cocaine were found in 45 boxes of bananas. Republicans command a narrow 51-49 majority in the Two other presentations were presented for a new
The department says federal officials and the U.S. Senate, giving them little margin for error. Numerous key subdivision in Hammock Bay named SweetWater and
Customs and Border Protection are investigating. swing-vote senators, including West Virginia Democrat construction will begin soon on this development and on
Joe Manchin, Maine Republican Susan Collins, and Business Hwy 331 another project Oakfield Estates will
Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski, have said they will
Rolling the Dice & Learning withhold judgment on Kavanaugh pending the results of
begin construction soon. We are currently working on
Affordable Housing for our area as well and will keep
Community Health Fair the FBI's supplemental background investigation. you posted as we move forward.
The FBI's conclusions have been hotly anticipated since We had the Groundbreaking for the new McDonalds this
Friday, when Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., insisted on an past week and look forward to them joining our
October 5th 10am—1pm additional review by the agency in a dramatic Judiciary
Committee hearing. Top Democrats had demanded the FBI
community the target date for opening is Dec 1. Also,
recently the new Ace Hardware opened its doors, please
interview more than two dozen witnesses as part of the drop buy and check them out and welcome them to the
investigation, saying a time-limited, narrow probe -- which
FREEPORT COMMUNITY Flake had requested -- would lack legitimacy.
community. The contractor for the new Splash Pad at the
Sports Complex has been awarded and this project should
CENTER "If you listen carefully, Mr. President, you can practically begin in the very near future. The council voted to move
hear the sounds of the Democrats moving the goalposts," forward on all projects that the city received grants for, so
McConnell said. He added later: "Their goalposts keep we will certainly see a lot of new improvements about to
Vendors, Games, Give-A-ways & shifting. But their goal hasn't moved an inch. Not an inch. begin.
"Do these actions suggest this has ever been about finding The 6th annual Mayor’s Charity Ball (it’s as formal as you
Health Information the truth?" McConnell asked. "Anybody believe that?" want to be ) is going to be held on October 20, 2018, at
The uncorroborated sexual misconduct allegations the Lake Club- Hammock Bay beginning at 7:00, I would
against Kavanaugh have faltered in recent days, as the like to urge you to attend this fun event, tickets are
credibility of his three most prominent accusers -- available at city hall - proceeds from the silent auction
Christine Blasey Ford, Deborah Ramirez and Julie help provide the less fortunate families with holiday
Swetnick -- has come under question. Democrats in- meals and gifts for their children.
creasingly have focused their arguments on Kavanaugh's The 5th annual “Bayfest” will take place on October 27th
temperament during Thursday's hearing, as well as at the Freeport Regional Sports Complex beginning at
whether he lied under oath about references in his high 10:00, Art/Craft Vendors and Food Vendors, Kids Zone,
school yearbook. Cook-Off, Mullet Toss, 5K Run, Disc Golf ,
Kavanaugh also acknowleged sometimes having "too Entertainment throughout the afternoon, go to
many" beers in high school and college, and some www.freeportbayfest.com for additional information- this
Democrats have suggested he lied by not going further is a free community event. Mark your calendars for the
and admitting that he had "blacked out." There is nothing 2018 Christmas Tree Lighting and Christmas Parade it
that can be supported by anyone who knew him. will be held on December 1 beginning at 4:45, each year
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We WELCOME
our Newest “tHe JesUs PARty”
ADDITION of a I was raised in a small town in Missouri during the 80’s and I remember being in high school
COLUMNIST. while Ronald Reagan was running for president. In Pemiscot County Missouri, there was not
a two-party system. You voted for a Democrat unless you were one of the ten wealthy people
Thanks Bridget! that lived there, and it was OK for them to vote for a Republican because that was what rich
people did.
I can hear all of you now, this is not supposed to be a political column, but an inspirational,
spiritual column. Hang on, I’m getting there.
My teachers encouraged involvement, and if it wasn’t for the candidate of their choice, they
were still proud that we were voting and working to make the country what we wanted it to
be. I loved politics and was heavily involved in any election wherever I lived from that
moment on.
After a bunch of life changes and bumps in the road for my family and me, I decided to follow
Jesus Christ instead of politics. I still vote but make my decisions based on what I believe God
would want me to do, from my heart and following His word as best I can.
What I refuse to be any part of is anger. If you’re angry and you’re telling me who to vote for,
I will not take anything you say into consideration. I don’t think that God wants me to listen to
or be influenced by anger. I will also never judge or condemn you for voting or supporting an
issue or a candidate that’s not my choice.
I don’t vote Democrat or Republican. I’m a card-carrying registered member of “The Jesus
Party.”
Rick Stanfield is a syndicated columnist, motivational
sPeAkeR AnD PUblisHeD AUtHoR of “i CAn AnD i will.”
Visit his website at www.rickstanfield.com
My name is Rick Stanfield and I write a motivational/spiritual columns
that is currently published in The Walton Sun, Destin Log, Northwest Daily
News, DeFuniak Springs Herald, and several newspapers throughout
Missouri. I would love for my faith-based weekly article to find a home in your publication!
I just finished a book, “I Can and I Will”, that chronicles my family’s journey through losing
everything we had and even sleeping in a car for ten days after our home was foreclosed
on. Since then, we’ve found happiness and success through God, hard work, and dedication.
We created a bakery, Sweet Henrietta’s, that was featured on the Today Show and was an
extremely successful business that we sold in December of last year. I have since graduated
law school, and we get excited about telling others that any situation can be worked out of
through God and hard work. We are currently setting up a scheduled small book tour across
the southern United States where we share our story with those who may need a little
motivation. We’ve been speaking at churches, benefits, book signings, and pretty much
anywhere they’ll let us talk and share our testimony.
BEAUTY
My granddaughter Emmilou was born five years ago and weighed 2 pounds, 6 ounces. I look
back at pictures and see how tiny, frail, and some would even say sick, she looked.
One family member saw a picture and immediately started crying. I remember seeing her, and
all I saw was a beautiful little girl. I didn’t see the 2-pound baby that everyone else was
seeing. I saw beauty.
Since then, I see beauty everywhere. I take a deeper look at everyone I encounter. I know that
God didn’t put this person in front of me to judge or hinder, but rather to help.
I was eating at a restaurant a few weeks ago and the waitress was horrible. She didn’t refill
my drink. She took my order incorrectly and blamed me when I told her. She was this way
with every person she encountered. She had a picture pinned to her uniform of a little boy that
was probably six years old wearing a baseball uniform.
Now, while everyone else was seeing her as a rude waitress who hated her job, I chose to see
her as a caring mother, down on her luck, but was still working to take care of her child. I saw
a lady doing her best to get out of a difficult situation and make sure her son got to baseball
practice and played his game in a clean uniform. I chose to see the beauty of her situation.
I tipped her $10 and she looked confused. She told me that nobody had ever given her a $10
tip before and I told her she deserved it. I think you'll agree.
Look deeply, you’ll see the beauty in everyone. Live Happy!
This is Rick Stanfield, author of "I Can and I Will."
Cut your own grass before you worry about someone else’s stuff.
Life is short, quit stressing over the small stuff.
Make things better from inside you. Make others smile
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New research suggests that if you're marketing protein-rich insects as
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Germans to embrace entomophagy, a verbal mouthful that basically means "eating insects." knee for the National Anthem Monday night, enraging fans and
Aware of the hard sell at hand, lead investigator Sebastian Berger highlighted several reasons -- none local law enforcement in Philadelphia. After the game, the 14
having to do with taste -- to seriously consider an insect-based cuisine. "They are rich in protein, officers assigned to seeing the team safely to their bus decided
environmentally friendly and a healthy option compared to traditional meats," Berger noted. And with 25 to show them the same respect they’re showing our veterans.
percent of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions tracing back to food production, he said insect
The men lined up in front of the door, took a knee, put a fist in
harvesting produces just a "fraction" of the greenhouse gases emitted in producing meat products.
the air and shouted “Blue Lives Matter!” Then the captain
Berger is an associate professor in the department of organization and human resource management at the
informed them that they were “on their own” and the corp
University of Bern in Switzerland. In the end, however "delicious" trumped "healthy" in gaining new fans
walked out. With nobody to make sure they weren’t mauled by
of mealworms and crickets, Berger said.
angry fans, they ‘Skins decided to hunker down for the night
"The majority of humans eat insects, or come from a culture in which insect-eating is normal," he observed.
and have a little slumber party right in their locker room
But Berger acknowledged that in the Western world, the practice is "predominantly associated with the
instead.
emotion [of] disgust."
Given that, "it is to be expected that utilitarian [nutrition] ads don't work well in the case of eating insects." Because they had no other choice. Their buses sitting right out-
In the study, volunteers were described as "well-educated" and ranged in age from 18 to 72. side and a long ride ahead of them, it wasn’t until after 5 AM
In a lab setting, all were told the study concerned "new products," rather than insect food. After completing when tailgating closes at the stadium that the team was safe
a food questionnaire, all reviewed an information sheet containing one of two ad options for a start-up enough to start their long-haul back to DC.
insect food company. The first promoted insects as "exquisite" or good for the body or environment. The Philadelphia Police Department released a statement that
The second ad promoted insect food as "delicious," "exotic" or "trendy." The participants were then asked if those officers are on the stadium payroll during games and
they would try a mealworm chocolate truffle recipe. therefore not subject to disciplinary action. Stadium officials
After critiquing a food presentation, those who chose to eat the truffle indicated what they thought of it. say the matter will be
About 76 percent of those who saw an ad that emphasized the pleasure, tastiness, quality or luxury of eating handled internally.
an insect decided to try the truffle. That compared with just 61 percent of those shown an ad promoting In other words, good
nutritional and environmental benefits; 57 percent of those shown a nutrition-focused ad; and 66 percent job, fellas.
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In a country where we take notice of many, many facets of our public figures' lives,
doesn't it seem odd that there's so little we know about Barack Obama and his white
unmarried mother or his white sister and his black brother?
For example, we know that Andrew Jackson's wife smoked a corn cob pipe and was
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The charisma that caused women to be drawn to him so strongly during his Obama's photograph does not appear in the school's yearbooks and
campaign, certainly would in the normal course of events, lead some lady to come Obama consistently declines requests to talk about his years at Columbia, provide
forward, if only to garner some attention for herself. We all know about JFK's school records, or provide the name of any former classmates or friends while at
magnetism, that McCain was no monk and quite a few details about Palin's courtship Columbia.
and even her athletic prowess, Joe Biden's aneurysms are no secret; look at Cheney Some other interesting questions:
and Clinton, we all know about their heart problems. Certainly Wild Bill Clinton's 1. Why was Obama's law license inactivated in 2002? It is said there is no record
exploits before and during his White House years, were well known. That's why it's of him ever taking the Bar exam.
so odd that not one lady has stepped up and said, "He was soooo shy..." or "What a 2. Why was Michelle's law license inactivated by court order? We understand that
great dancer..." It's virtually impossible to know anything about this fellow. it was forced to avoid fraud charges. Why has no one investigated and prosecuted?
Who was best man at his wedding? Start there. Then check groomsmen. Then get the It is circulating that according to the U.S. Census, there is only one Barack Obama
footage of the graduation ceremony. Has anyone talked to the professors? It is odd but 27 Social Security numbers and over 80 aliases are connected to him!
that no one is bragging that they knew him or taught him or lived with him. The Social Security number he uses now originated in Connecticut where he is
When did he meet Michele, and how? Are there photos there? Every president gives reported to have never lived. And was originally registered to another man (Thomas
to the public all their photos, etc. for their library, etc. What has he released? And Louis Wood) from Connecticut, who died in Hawaii while on vacation there.
who voted for him to be the most popular man in 2010? Doesn't this make you As we all know Social Security Numbers are only issued 'once, they are not reused.
wonder? Ever wonder why no one ever came forward from Obama's past saying they No wonder all his records are sealed. Please continue to tell everybody you know!
knew him, attended school with him, was his friend, etc?? Not one person has ever Somewhere, someone has to know SOMETHING, before he reorganized Chicago?
come forward from his past. It certainly is very, very strange... SOMETHING!!!
This should be a cause for great concern. To those who voted for him, you may have He just seemed to burst upon the scene at the 2004 Democratic Convention.
elected an unqualified, inexperienced shadow man. Have you seen a movie named ANYONE??? ANYWHERE??? ANYTHING??? I think soon much is going to come
"The Manchurian Candidate?" to light about this highly unqualified person who was President of the United States
As insignificant as each of us might be, someone with whom we went to school will for 8 years!!! Never did one person dig up Facts, yet they give TRUMP HELL?
remember our name or face; someone will remember we were the clown or the dork Soon, we will know how badly we were all doped and duped by this impostor who
or the brain or the quiet one or the bully or something about us. George Stephanopou- has basically, with much help from his minions, brought the greatest nation in history
los of ABC News said the same thing during the 2008 campaign. He questions why to its knees in ruins.
no one has acknowledged he was in their classroom or ate in the same cafeteria or That will be his legacy. He totally destroyed the Integrity, morals and Christian
made impromptu speeches on campus. Stephanopoulos also was a classmate of heritage of our once great country. We will pay down the road for what he has done.
Obama at Columbia -- the class of 1984. He says he never had a single class with Who in the hell is he? Is America dumb or what?
him. He is such a great orator; why doesn't anyone in Obama's college class
remember him? Why won't he allow Columbia to release his records? Nobody
remembers Obama at Columbia University. Looking for evidence of Obama's past, Obama was not even a citizen of the United States.
Fox News contacted 400 Columbia University students from the period when Obama
claims to have been there... but none remembered him.
Wayne Allyn Root was, like Obama, a political science major at Columbia who also
graduated in 1983. In 2008, Root says of Obama, "I don't know a single person at
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Wurst Mondays Ever! The difference between legal and illegal. This is something everyone in America
September 24 - October 22 should read. It looks like we did some good after all!
5pm - 9pm On Saturday, July 24th, 2010 the town of Prescott Valley, AZ, hosted a Freedom Rally. Quang Nguyen was
The BAY, south end of Hwy.331 bridge asked to speak on his experience of coming to America and what it means. He spoke the following in
dedication to all Vietnam Veterans. I thought you might enjoy hearing what he had to say:
35 years ago, if you were to tell me that I am going to stand up here speaking to a couple thousand patriots, in
Mondays can make you shudder and English, I'd laugh at you. Man, every morning I wake up thanking God for putting me and my family in the
squirm, but when Oktoberfest arrives, greatest country on earth. I just want you all to know that the American dream does exist and I am living the
American dream.
they are truly the "wurst"! I was asked to speak to you about my experience as a first generation Vietnamese-American, but I'd rather
Swing by The Bay any Monday speak to you as an American. If you hadn’t noticed, I am not white and I feel pretty comfortable with my
from September 24 - October 22 for people. I am a proud U.S citizen and here is my proof. It took me 8 years to get it, waiting in endless lines, but
I got it, and I am very proud of it. I still remember the images of the Tet offensive in 1968, I was six years old.
some Brezel, Bier and other traditional Now you might want to question how a 6-year-old boy could remember anything. Trust me, those images can
German fare. Wear your Dirndl or never be erased. I can't even imagine what it was like for young American soldiers, 10,000 miles away from
Lederhose and get ready to dance to live home, fighting on my behalf.
35 years ago, I left South Vietnam for political asylum. The war had ended. At the age of 13, I left with the
German music down by the bay. understanding that I may or may not ever get to see my siblings or parents again. I was one of the first lucky
100,000 Vietnamese allowed to come to the U.S. Somehow, my family and I were reunited 5 months later,
amazingly, in California. It was a miracle from God.
If you haven't heard lately that this is the greatest country on earth, I am telling you that right now. It was the
freedom and the opportunities presented to me that put me here with all of you tonight. I also remember the
barriers that I had to overcome every step of the way. My high school counselor told me that I cannot make it
to college due to my poor communication skills. I proved him wrong. I finished college. You see, all you have
to do is to give this little boy an opportunity and encourage him to take and run with it. Well, I took the
opportunity and here I am. This person standing tonight in front of you could not exist under a socialist/
communist environment. By the way, if you think socialism is the way to go, I am sure many people here will
chip in to get you a one-way ticket out of here. And if you didn't know, the only difference between socialism
and communism is an AK-47 aimed at your head. That was my experience.
In 1982, I stood with a thousand new immigrants, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and listening to the
National Anthem for the first time as an American. To this day, I can't remember anything sweeter and more
patriotic than that moment in my life.
Fast forwarding, somehow I finished high school, finished college, and like any other goofball 21 year old
kid, I was having a great time with my life I had a nice job and a nice apartment in Southern California.
In some way and somehow, I had forgotten how I got here and why I was here.
One day I was at a gas station, I saw a veteran pumping gas on the other side of the island. I don't know what
made me do it, but I walked over and asked if he had served in Vietnam. He smiled and said yes. I shook and
held his hand. This grown man's eyes began to well up. I walked away as fast as I could and at that very
moment, I was emotionally rocked. This was a profound moment in my life. I knew something had to change
in my life. It was time for me to learn how to be a good citizen. It was time for me to give back.
You see, America is not just a place on the map, it isn't just a physical location. It is an ideal, a concept. And
if you are an American, you must understand the concept, you must accept this concept, and most
importantly, you have to fight and defend this concept. This is about Freedom and not free stuff. .And that is
why I am standing up here.
Brothers and sisters, to be a real American, the very least you must do is to learn English and understand it
well. In my humble opinion, you cannot be a faithful patriotic citizen if you can't speak the language of the
country you live in. Take this document of 46 pages
- last I looked on the Internet, there wasn't a
Vietnamese translation of the U.S. Constitution. It
took me a long time to get to the point of being able
to converse and until this day, I still struggle to
come up with the right words. It's not easy, but if
it's too easy, it's not worth doing.
Before I knew this 46-page document, I learned of
the 500,000 Americans who fought for this little
boy.
I learned of the 58,000 names inscribed on the
black wall at the Vietnam Memorial. You are my
heroes.
You are my founders.
At this time, I would like to ask all the Vietnam
veterans to please stand. I thank you for my life.
I thank you for your sacrifices, and I thank you for
giving me the freedom and liberty I have today.
I now ask all veterans, firefighters, and police
officers, to please stand.
On behalf of all first generation immigrants, I thank
you for your services and may God bless you all.
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MY OFFER to you! The Warning Signs of Stroke YOU DID THIS!.... BUT…..
Would you like to express your When you have a stroke, your brain isn't I don’t know who’s house it happened at or even what
opinion and the thoughts of others? getting the blood it needs. You need treatment year it happened. I don’t know if I got there before
FREEPORT and the surrounding right away to lower your chances of brain everyone else or after. I don’t know how I got there or
areas into the future, posting damage, disability, or even death. how I got home over 8 miles away (at the age of 15).
beneficial information in Walton. Use the FAST test to check for the most My life time friend doesn’t remember any of this
11years+ 850.585.0262 common symptoms of a stroke in yourself or (and the other 3 people I said were there testified
Emerald_star_news@hotmail.com someone else. under oath they don’t know anything about this).
Face: Smile I have a fear of flying , but have no problem
*FREEDOM OF SPEECH LIVES and see if one jet-setting all over the world while on vacation. I’ve
HERE....IN FREEPORT FLORIDA side of the face been on airplanes more in the past two months than
Let the people in charge = droops. most people in a year, but my fear is completely legit.
read your opinions or comments. Arms: Raise I don’t know who paid for my hotel and polygraph
If you don’t look into the corruption both arms. test( the afternoon of my grandmothers funeral, or
now it only gets worse -just like the Does one arm maybe it was the next day, who knows).
past 35years. Don’t sit idle! drop down? And guess what? I flew there. Oh and that polygraph,
No need for “PC” here. Speak! Speech: Say a short phrase and check for it was only two questions, neither of which were about
Interested in Owning this Made you turn your slurred or strange speech. Kavanaugh. But hey, I passed so that’s all that
newspaper? only 5k. Does it. head? Time: If the answer to any of these is yes, call matters. And my PhD in psychology definitely, in no
So could your Ad? 911 right away and write down the time when way, helped me with it or my testimony today.
Great opportunity, like no other
symptoms started. My friends on the beach encouraged me to continue
before! contacting the media with my story (because we were
Call now, considerable trades We have a strong Minutes matter in treating stroke. Calling a
following thru Walton Co. doctor or driving to the hospital yourself running out of time). I can’t name them, so we’ll just
too. Do you DARE? call them beach friends.
wastes time. Ambulance workers can judge
your situation sooner, and that boosts your Yet while giving such great advice, none were willing
chance of getting the treatment you need as to be character witnesses.
soon as possible. Depending on the type of Meanwhile, Judge Kavanaugh had hundreds of
stroke, doctors may give you aspirin or character witnesses step up in a matter of days.
powerful clot-busting drugs. The treatment My lawyers, out of the kindness of their hearts, are
works best when you get this medication helping me for FREE yet I have a “needed” gofundme
within 3 hours of when your symptoms started. page that currently is sitting at $473,622.
If your stroke was caused by a burst blood I’m so desperately in need of help there’s even a
vessel, doctors will try to stop the bleeding as second gofundme with $209,987. I promise though
soon as possible. I’m not getting anything out of my testimony, that
Warning Signs Sometimes a stroke happens money is just going to cover my expenses.
gradually, but you're likely to have one or I’m super smart. I have a PhD and I teach graduate
more sudden symptoms like these: students. I know lots of big words, but it should be
totally believable that I don’t understand basic
Numbness or weakness in your face, arm, or questions.
leg, especially on one side I was the only person in the United States that didn’t
Confusion or trouble understanding other know Congress agreed to come to me instead of me
people going to DC. They really do care about my flying
Difficulty speaking phobia after all.
Trouble seeing with one or both eyes
Problems walking or staying balanced or
coordinated
Dizziness
Severe headache that comes on for no reason
If you have these symptoms, call 911 even if
you're not sure you're having a stroke.
Be Prepared Each year, some 800,000 people
in the U.S. have a stroke. They can happen to
anyone at any time. Planning for an emergency
can make a big difference.
Learn the warning signs of a stroke and let
your family and friends know, too.
If you have any medical conditions, wear a
medical bracelet or other identification that
lists them, your allergies, and any medication
you take.
Teach your children the FAST test, plus how
to call 911, give your address, and describe
what's happening. After photos show her with Hillary, being paid by
Soros. So many unsubstantiated statements?
You see how messed up America is? Someone who
cant recall nothing says you did this and that by you?
How would your wife, kids and family feel by now?
These falsehoods should have punishable actions!
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